About this episode

The episode explores the Grateful Dead's 1966 tour experiences and the release of their July 3rd concert.

We explore the very high times of the Grateful Dead’s 1966, touring Rancho Olompali with Rosie McGee, swan-diving into Owsley’s magical banana box of mystery reels, and celebrating the feral young Dead heard on the new July 3rd, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium release. Guests: Rosie McGee, Ron Rakow, Bob Matthews, David Freiberg, David Lemieux, Hawk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guests: Rosie McGee, Ron Rakow, Bob Matthews, David Freiberg, David Lemieux, Hawk

Topics covered

• Grateful Dead
• 1966 tour
• music history
• Owsley
• Fillmore Auditorium
• Rosie McGee

Keywords

• Grateful Dead
• 1966
• music
• tour
• Fillmore
• Rosie McGee
• Owsley
• mystery reels

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grateful Dead

Books & works: July 3rd, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium release

Places: Rancho Olompali

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